When skeptics have tried to disprove Christianity, they most often aim their gums at the Resurrection. Disprove the Resurrection and our entire faith crumbles. Even the Bible supports that! But yet when under close and critical scrutiny, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ has the greatest support. Many knew the right tomb to enter as eyewitnesses of Jesus’ burial. The disciples were not hallucinating. They didn’t steal the body. How could they have overcome the guards? Moreover, they didn’t even believe there would be a resurrection. The Romans were masters at killing people. They ensured Jesus was dead. They had no reason to steals the body. Their reputation was on the line. And the Jews actually feared a fake resurrection. They would have been the last ones to remove the body. Everyone wanted to see the body in the grave that Sunday morning, included the women who first visited. No one could produce the body once it disappeared. As possibly the silliest belief – the so-called “Swoon Theory.” That Jesus never died, was revived from the cold air in the tomb, pushed aside the massive stone by Himself from the inside and as a weakened and bloody mess convinced the disciples He was the victorious risen Lord.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Sugar
1	c	Butter
3	c	Cake flour
1	c	Stewed dried apples
1	c	Chopped pecans
1	c	Buttermilk
1		Bottle (medium) Maraschino cherries; chopped
3		Eggs
1	ts	Soda
1	ts	Cinnamon
1	ts	Allspice
1	ts	Vanilla extract
2	c	Sugar
2	tb	Butter
1/2	c	Milk
1/4	c	Boiling water
1/8	ts	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

CARAMEL ICING
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Sift together three times the flour, cinnamon, allspice and
baking powder. Add soda to the buttermilk, then alternate the flour and
milk to the creamed mixture. Beat well. Fold in apples, nuts and cherries.
Add vanilla. Bake in three layers at 350 degrees.
To make icing: Caramalize 1/2 cup sugar. Add boiling water and stir until
dissolved. Add butter, milk, salt and remainder of sugar. Boil to soft ball
stage; cool to room temperature. Add vanilla; beat until creamy. Spread
between and on top the cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if desired. Let
cake set two days before cutting. It is better with aging.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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